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Moderateshut
The correct spelling is shut.
How to pronounce shut
/ʃʌt/
adjectiveIPA: /ʃʌt/
Say it like: Shu-t
The correct spelling is shut. Closed, shut. For example: "a close alley; close quarters"
Usage Examples
“a close alley; close quarters”
“Is your house close?”
“He is a close friend.”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.Closed, shut.
- 2.Narrow; confined.
- 3.At a little distance; near.
- 4.Intimate; well-loved.
- 5.Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
noun
- 1.The act or time of shutting; close.
- 2.A door or cover; a shutter.
- 3.The line or place where two pieces of metal are welded together.
- 4.A narrow alley or passage acting as a short cut through the buildings between two streets.
verb
- 1.To close, to stop from being open.
- 2.To close, to stop being open.
- 3.To close a business temporarily, or (of a business) to be closed.
- 4.To confine in an enclosed area.
- 5.To catch or snag in the act of shutting something.
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